What do we offer?
Long-term support for our clients is realized through the aftercare programs.
The Aftercare Conference and Old Boys’ Meetings are organized several times a year, the Aftercare Camp takes place during the summer. The Support Groups have the primary purpose of reinforcing the abstinent lifestyle, but also offer a great opportunity to engage for those who are looking for help.
Category: Aftercare
Target Group: Abstinent recovering addicts and their families
Duration: 7 days
Location: Varying
Frequency: Annually
Scope:
Strengthening the abstinent lifestyle, building motivation, deepening supportive relationships, rebuilding family relationships.
The program consists of:
Group discussions, lectures, devotions, individual counseling, leisure programs
Participation Requirements:
- Abstinence for at least 6 months prior to the camp,
- Bill of health communicating that the participant does not have any infectious disease.
Description:
In this annual program we give the men and women who have been through our therapy programs and their relations the opportunity to join together and share their experiences of recovery, be motivated with ongoing education, join in therapy small groups, and participate in all the other camp activities. This is an especially important opportunity for the families of recovering addicts to come together, share their stories and build each other up. Usually there are 80-100 people in attendance.
Category: Aftercare
Target Group: Anyone who is interested
Duration: 3 day weekend
Location: Varying
Frequency: 3 times/year
Scope:
information, growth in motivation
The program consists of:
lectures, workshops, small group discussions, personal counseling and spiritual counseling, devotions
Participation Requirements:
abstinence during the program
Description:
Anyone who is interested in recovery from addiction or codependency is welcomed to attend one of these three day conferences. We encourage former therapy clients, recovering addicts, and relatives of both recovering and active addicts to join us. This is an opportunity for a recovering addict and their family to build up strength in the abstinent lifestyle through on going education, group discussions, devotions, and sharing together in the pursuit of abstinence. This also provides and excellent opportunity for those in therapy and those who are active addicts to not only partake in the aforementioned activities, but also to catch a glimpse of what a recovering life looks like.
Category: Aftercare, Therapy
Target Group: Addicts, recovering addicts, relatives of addicts
Duration: 1-2 hours
Location: At a Bonus Pastor Office / via Skype
Frequency: On request
Scope:
develop motivation for reaching and/or maintaining abstinence, improve the quality of life, learn about addiction, recover from codependency
The program consists of:
Psychological Counseling, psychotherapy, family therapy
Participation Requirements:
Must attend voluntarily, be motivated to engage in therapy.
Description:
We provide individual counseling to those who are looking for rescue and recovery from addictions or other personal or family problems related to the addicted lifestyle. We base the individual counseling on a care plan set up together with the person requesting help.
The place of personal conversation is usually in our offices, but can also be made on request for family visits, hospitals or via Skype.
Category: Aftercare, Therapy
Target Group: Addicts, recovering addicts, family members of addicts
Duration: 1-2 hours
Location: 11 Transylvanian cities
Frequency: Weekly / biweekly
Scope:
Maintaining and strengthening abstinence, managing co-dependence
The program consists of:
Focused (problem-orientated) conversations, Bible study, leisure programs
Participation Requirements:
Abstinence from addictive substances during group meetings.
Description:
The primary aim of support groups functioning in 11 cities across Transylvania is to reinforce the abstinent lifestyle for those who have participated in some of our therapy programs. Next to this, the groups also offer a great opportunity to get involved with those who are looking for help.
They offered for me to enroll in a long-term therapy program. But I did not take that. Rather, I chose to go to the support group. The first group meetings were a help to me in discovering God’s care: the Good Shepherd came to me to find his hundredth sheep. This is where I learned what it means to be valued by someone. “ , says Laci after eight months of abstinence.
One of the main characteristics of a support group is an honest, intimate atmosphere, where everyone has the opportunity to benefit from the group just as much as they put in.
We are always encouraging the initiation of additional groups in further locations, as well.
